Fridays with the Neu's......

Fridays with the Neu's

Well....we are going to start something new..how long will it last remains to be seen....


but, alas we will give it a try....



Here is our first "Fridays with the Neus....."



The day started with an insurance inspector coming to do a hurricane inspection so that we can save money on our homeowners insurance...I went to State Farm shortly after to take the papers and we are praying that our mortgage payment drops from the $200.00 more it jumped up a few months ago...

Then...we finally got our new mammoth garbage can...it was wierd. The truck was full..the truck was empty...where did all the trash cans go?........

Before lunch we had some visitors! The Merwins and Meaghan rode over to say hi! We quenched them all with water, had a nice visit and then watched them ride away! What a wonderful treat to our day!

Karen's Beans and Greens Recipe

While on our Mission trip to Niceville, a very sweet lady, Karen made this for her family for dinner..out of her kindness, she shared with Libby and I :)

This was so yummy and while I am seeking to save money, I thought this recipe was fitting....

I can vouch for it when I say....Yummo!!

Beans and Greens

2 packages kielbasa sausage

3 -1 lb. packages frozen turnip greens with diced turnips

2-3 cans light kidney beans

cajun seasoning

salt

pepper

Brown sausage in bacon grease or olive oil.

Pour in crock pot.

Drain beans and add to meat.

Add frozen greens.

Cover with water and stir.

Sprinkle with cajun seasoning (I am generous with this~smile~)

Salt and Pepper

cook on low for 5 or more hours.

Serve over white or yellow rice

This can easily be cut in half if your family is small like ours....

enjoy!!

What can wash away my sin? ok...not my sheets :)

Only the blood of Jesus can was away our sin...But I, by God's grace can wash my sheets :)

I spent an afternoon washing sheets and hanging them out on the line that my wonderful husband so kindly hung for me on his lunch hour....

I am seeking to care for my family by finding ways to save money. This is one way that I believe will do it. Here is what I am doing....I am washing my darks and medium colored clothes in cold water and rinsing in cold water. I am washing my whites and sheets in hot water and rinsing in cold. When the sheets are done I put them in the dryer for 5 minutes and then hang them on the line. I also added a little lavender oil to the rinse water and what a wonderful smell! Another thing I am doing is hanging all of our shirts after going through the dryer for 5 minutes. This will save on dryer use and wear on the clothes....It also warms my heart to know that I am doing what I can to make our house a home and not go broke doing it ~smile~

Are you seeking to save your family money? I encourage you to try it!

What are the Koci's doing to our yard?.......

We looked out the window after coming home from church
and this is what we saw......What could they be doing ? :)

They made our mushrooms come to life!

Don't worry....we will get them back...We're going to shroom

them! Check back later........he he he he he he!

This just in-an update from Lisa Koci:

When we first looked out our bedroom window, we thought they were birds. Once we realized that those "birds" were not moving, we were amazed at how quickly they popped up and how big they are.When we got home from church, the playful side of David came out. He decided that we needed to make those mushrooms into the birds. Obviously, everyone except Josh got into the the transformation. After we finished, David thought it would have been more fun to use Mr. Potato Head pieces instead. Oh well, hope you enjoyed them.

Yes Koci's we loved it! It was so funny and you made our day! We think what made it the funniest was David! Who would have thought Mr. Engineer could laugh so hard and run so fast!!
That was priceless! And yes, we saw everything :)

We love you guys!!

Hi Mom!

Mom,
I am talking to you on the phone right now and I just wanted to say hey!

(For those of you that don't know, my mom lives in Cheyenne, Wyoming and we catch up by way of the phone!)

Wish you lived closer!
Libby says hi Grandma!

Have a great week planting all your wonderful plants!

Love you!

Chop Chop

Libby had decided that she wanted to get her haircut....She thought she might wait til she turned 16, but looked at tons of pictures and came to me last night and said..."I want to do it"...She had already told me that several times, so I thought: Ok, I know that you want to get your haircut..thanks for letting me know again :) then...... this morning, she came to me and said "let's do it today"

so guess what we did today?

Wednesday night Care Group.....

Some of you that don't live here ask us...what are you guys up to? Well....if you are here on a Wednesday night, this is what we do...
Care Group!
A care group is a group of people from our church that gets together for the purpose of growing relationally and spiritually. We go over Sunday's message, share our struggles, pray for each other and basically, "do life together!

We love our group and wanted to give you a glimpse into our evening: This was tonite:

Dog days of summer

We had fun day at the beach Monday getting baked like lobsters, watching huge manna rays leap out of the water, and spending time together with our dear friends.

Oh and Emmy got a bath...